Crossed-field discharge devices and oscillators and amplifiers incorporating the same



United States .Patent [72] Inventor [21 Appl. No. [22] Filed [45 Patented [73] Assignee [54] CROSSED-F DISCHARGE DEVICES AND OSCILLATORS AND AMPLIFIERS INCORPORATING THE SAME 64 Claims, 40 Drawing Figs.

[52] 11.8. C1 I 315/39.3, 331/84: 330/47: 315/39.53, 3 15 /39.71, 3 15/3977; 3 13/157 [51] Int. Cl. 1101j 25/34 [50] Field ofSearch....... 315/3, 39,

2,782,342 2/1957 Kilgore 315/39.53X 2,784,346 3/1957 Dodds..... 3l5/39.69X 2,869,012 1/1959 Mul1er..... 313/157 3,027,488 3/1962 Winsor.... 3l5/39.77X 3,273,011 9/1966 Brown 315/39 3,312,859 4/1967 Wilbur 315/39 3,315,121 4/1967 Staats 315/39.69X

Primary Examiner-Herman Karl Saalbach Assistant Examiner-Saxfield Chatmon, Jr.

ABSTRACT: There is disclosed a crossed-field discharge device including a hollow anode structure and a cathode structure disposed therein and cooperating therewith to define an axially extending interaction space, the anode structure having axially extending anode recesses therein in which are mounted rods supported independently both of said anode structure and said cathode structure, and a pair of end structures joining respectively the opposite ends of the anode structure and the cathode structure and the rods for mechanically supporting the same while providing electrical insulation therebetween; there also are disclosed oscillators and amplifiers incorporating the crossed-field discharge devices therein.

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